Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
June 4, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1)
Advertising Making Big Bucks But Adding
Clutter to South Africa Airports
Link
to article in The Media:
2)
Free Wi-Fi Arrives at Atlanta's
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Link
to story on WABE Radio:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Strava's Cycling App Helping Cities
Build Better Bike Lanes
Link
to article in Wired:
4)
GPS Bell Helps Bicyclists Find Cycles
Link
to article in The Daily Mail:
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Detroit to Require Snowplow
Contractors to Have GPS to Verify Work
Link to
article in the Detroit Free Press:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
Bulgaria Launches Smart Traffic System
Tender
Link
to article in ITS International:
MARITIME
7)
'Virtual Port' Boosts Emergency Preparedness
Link
to article in Tie Lines:
8)
GPS Tracking of Fishing Vessels Shows
Impact on Seabirds
Link
to article from the University of Exeter:
OTHER
9)
US DOT Taps RideScout for Transportation
Disruption Ideas
Link
to article on InTheCapital:
10)
US DOT Data Innovation Challenge
Attracts Talented Field
Link
to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
11)
Arlington County, Virginia Bureau Gets
Creative Moving People Instead of Cars
Link
to blog from Mobility Lab:
12)
Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator –
June 2014
Link
to newsletter:
PARKING
13)
Parking Montreal Employees Tracked with
GPS
Link
to story on CJAD Radio:
RAILROADS
14)
Amtrak Has Plan to Fix Its Awful Wi-Fi
Link
to commentary in Time:
ROADWAYS
15)
Interactive Map Reveals Final Tour de
France Road Closures
Link
to story on ITV:
SAFETY / SECURITY
16)
Association of American Railroads,
Operation Lifesaver Promote Grade Crossing Safety on International Level
Crossing Day
Link
to article in Progressive Railroading:
Link
to news release
TELEMATICS
17)
Diagnosis from Afar: Navistar Hitting
Its Stride Through Telematics
Link
to article in the Commercial Carrier
Journal:
TRANSIT
18)
Pittsburgh Port Authority Bus Tracker
Keeps Electronic Schedule
Link
to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19)
Ada County, Idaho Highway District
Traffic Management Center Monitors Roads
Link
to article in the Boise Weekly:
VEHICLES
20)
Study: Ethernet in the Car Set to Grow
Link
to article in automotiveIT:
21)
GM CIO is Confident IT Transformation
Making Progress
Link
to article in automotiveIT:
22)
Mercedes-Benz QR Codes Help Accident
Victims
Link
to article on CarAdvizor:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
InnoTrans 2014 – September 23-26 – Berlin
Today in Transportation
History
1939
**75th anniversary** The MS St.
Louis was denied entry to the US, eventually forcing the ship and its 937
German Jewish refugees to return to Europe.
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